Process Engineer

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Hands-on experience for micro/nano fabrication using semiconductor processing

Designed high vacuum system and plasma diagnostics for nano device applications

Extensive experience in fabrication, characterization, and analysis of functional thin films and nanowires as well as multilayers

Communicated with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate semiconductor devices

Conscientious team player with excellent problem solving, troubleshooting skills, and management of multiple projects simultaneously

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 12/2012

Dissertation: Fabrication and properties of nanoscale multiferroic heterostructures for application in magneto-electric random access memory (MERAM) devices (Advisor, Dr. Arunava Gupta)

Certificate, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 05/2004

M.S., Physics, Hanyang University, Seoul Korea 02/1998

B.S., Physics, Hanyang University, Seoul Korea 02/1996

RELEVANT SKILLS

Clean room experience in manufacturing & knowledge in semiconductor fabrication equipment and process flows: lithography, dry/wet etching, ion implantation and ultrahigh vacuum technology

Thin film vacuum deposition technologies of PVD (RF magnetron sputtering, laser deposition & e-beam evaporation), CVD, PECVD, & thermal evaporation

Material characterization techniques by XRD, XRR, SEM/EDS, HRTEM, AFM, C-AFM, and AGM

Material analysis techniques by Auger AES, SIMS, RBS, and XPS (operation trainings)

Software skills: MATLAB, Lab view, Circuit simulators Pspice & Multisim, Lithograph-mask design/Navity AutoCAD, Origin Lab, and MS Office

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor

Anderson University, Anderson, IN 08/2013 - 08/2017

Developed an electrical engineering program including curriculum and laboratory set up.

Delivered engineering knowledge of circuit theories, power, and design/analysis of digital/analog circuits (MOSFET, BJT, and CMOS)

Founded a Vex robotic competition program (500+ people attended)

Advised students who want to pursue careers of medical doctor, engineers and researcher

Postdoctoral Researcher

The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 01/2013 - 07/2013

Improved a black color code of gold (Au) metallurgy alloys mixed with Co, Cr, Ge and Si using high thermal arc plasma

Characterized using SEM, EDS, and a Vicker hardness tester

Graduate Research Assistant

The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 08/2005 - 12/2012

Developed novel magneto-electric tunnel junction for the next generation memory devices

oMagneto-electric tunnel junctions (METJ) consisting of ferroelectric and ferromagnetic heterostructure thin films

oPolarization-dependent tunneling behavior indicating tunnel electroresistance on ferroelectric ultrathin film, 3 unit cell (1.2 nm)

Developed one-dimensional multiferroic heterostructures nanomaterials

oVertically free standing single crystalline magnesium oxide (MgO) nanowires

oGrowth of nanowires in the manner of a selective placement and density

oOne-dimensional core-shell multiferroic nanowires coated by ferroic thin films

oCharacterization of nanowires using SEM, TEM, and HRTEM

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Maryland, College Park, MD 09/2002 - 08/2003

Developed micro dot patterns on silicon wafer by using photo lithography and plasma etching

Characterized surface morphology using AFM

Process Integration Engineer

Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Icheon, South Korea 09/2000 - 05/2001

Supervised semiconductor wafer processing for 4 gigabyte dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device

Controlled process flows by team working with process engineers and engaging in a clean room manufacturing

Improved yield by failure analysis on a wafer level

Process Engineer

Institute for Advanced Engineering (IAE)-DAEWOO, Yongin, South Korea 03/1998 - 06/2000

Designed an ultrahigh vacuum RF coupled DC plasma system

Optimized process conditions to enhance surface properties of alloy materials

Collaborated to develop an auto controllable process system with a software engineer

Managed SEM and XRD at center for analysis

Graduate Research Assistant

Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea 03/1996 - 02/1998

Researched plasma diagnostics by using Langmuir probe technique

Designed modification technique for polymer/metal surface to enhance hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties and hardness by using ion implantation

Acquired in-deep knowledge and trainings for Auger AES, SIMS, RBS, XPS and SEM analyzers

SELECTED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE

Authored and co-authored 7 peer-reviewed publications

Authored 3 international oral and poster presentations

Google Scholar: Link Dr. Gunwoo Kim’s Publicaiton Citations (100+)

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